2014 On the Front Lines Conference Scholarship Winners

I.S.L. Communications Manager Kyle Peebles congratulated winners of the scholarships to the “On the Front Lines” conference, which will take place August 4-6, 2014, in Springfield. The scholarship will cover the registration fee, conference supplied meals and a two-night hotel stay.

On Wednesday, August 6, 2014 the keynote speaker will be Illinois Secretary of State and State Librarian Jesse White. He will be available for photos after his speech.

The winners are Michael Baumann of the Toulon Public Library, Joyce Carmack of the Martin Township Public Library, Genevieve Crotz of the Chillicothe Public Library, Katie Dailey of the Marshall High School Library, Debra Dresbach of Marseilles Elementary School, Sharon Freise of the Bond Public Library, Manuela Fulgencio of the Northlake Public Library District, Megan Gove of the Talcott Free Library, Jenna Griffith of the Marion High School Library, Diana Gustafson of the Iroquois West CUSD #10, Connie Hitchens of the Central Citizens’ Library District, Amy Healy of the Herget Middle School Library, Nick Hulva of the Fondulac District Library, Pamela Inkinen of the Prairie Knolls Middle School & Central School Library, Nikki J. Isakson of the Paw Paw Public Library District, Ruth Kapacinskas Kelley of the Kewanee High School Library, Amy Littlejohn of the Marshall Public Library, LeighAnn Long of the Litchfield Public Library District, Kim Lowe of the Benner Library, Gloria J. Moore of the Marshall Public Library, Karin Pannier of the Vienna Correctional Center Library, Erik Peterson of the Rantoul Public Library, Sue Poe of the Altamont CUSD #10, Dana Prusacki of the Pinckneyville Correctional Center, Trisha Scott of the Virginia Memorial Public Library, Brenda Shipley of the Greenfield Public Library, Lauren Smalley of the SIUE Love Joy Library, Jeremy Staicoff of the Wood River Public Library, Toby Stortz of the Rantoul Public Library, Jenna Stuart of the Maroa Public Library, Shannon Swaneyof the Athens High School Library, Ashley Thomas of the Glen Carbon Library District, Sylvia Thompson of the Warrenville Public Library District, Laura Warren of the Fondulac District Library, Kathy West of the Pinckneyville Public Library, Elayne Willis of the Greenfield SC#10 Library, Rebecca Winner of the Barry Public Library, Jennifer Jacobsen-Wood of the Alpha Park Public Library, Karen Varga of the Marian Central Catholic High School, and Rosa Herrera of the Zion-Benton Public Library.

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S.M. O'Connor was formerly interim archivist at the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). He contributed a chapter on big business to the history textbook, "Jazz Age: People and Perspectives" and two chapters on influential movie diretors to "100 People Who Changed 20th-Century America." Mr. O'Connor spoke about several issues and events in Chicago regional history at the 9th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Illinois History Conferences in Springfield. Contact him at this address.